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Is it possible for memories to be passed from mother to child before birth?


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It is likely that the fetus will remember to some extent some things that happened while it was in the womb, especially during the last month or so when it can hear and see. But memories that are the mother's getting passed to the child - - very unlikely.

ProfBill


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